[Quix]

Glad to read it.

Sorry I misperceived your post.

Glad you support their Christianity, if that understanding is correct.

Gnostics did not believe Christ came in the flesh etc.

[mike182d]

Sorry I misperceived your post.

No apology necessary. No harm done.

Gnostics did not believe Christ came in the flesh etc.

As Christianity began to flourish, there were many heresies that sprang up and they were called out as such not by individual believers but by an institution that had the authority to deem them "heresies." If no such authority existed, there would be no reason to prefer the Gospel of Mark over the Gospel of Thomas.

The early Christians were very aware of an insitution and inclusion was necessary to be considered a legit, orthodox Christian.